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A woman walking in the Czech Republic stumbled upon more than 2,150 early medieval silver coins. Originally stored in a ceramic pot during a time of political turmoil, the coins have sat in place ...

Safe Step offers walk-in showers that are the same quality as its walk-in tubs. The Safe Step walk-in shower can fit within your existing shower or tub space and includes an adjustable, hand-held ...

Walking four days a week for 50 minutes can help decrease body weight and belly fat. Increasing your steps by 2,000-2,500 per day is a good starting goal for weight loss. Scheduling your walks and ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Research suggests that it may take far fewer than ...

A research paper proposes a fully physically realized model for warp drive. This builds on an existing model that requires negative energy—an impossibility. The new model is exciting, but warp speed ...

Optomechanics is the use of laser light to control the motion of mechanical vibrations, usually micrometre- or nanometre-scale resonators. As well as probing micromechanical motion, light can also ...

A mum who says she “was put on this earth to help people” is celebrating 40 years of volunteering with the St John Ambulance first aid charity.